Trump heads to Davos amid tariff threats over Greenland and NATO allies

President Donald Trump is expected to travel to Davos, Switzerland, this week for the World Economic Forum — on the heels of threats of tariffs against NATO members as he seeks to acquire Greenland, a Danish territory.

The World Economic Forum in Davos is an annual summit bringing together world leaders to discuss global issues related to politics, business and society.

Other expected world leaders include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Trump is expected to deliver a special speech on Wednesday, according to the World Economic Forum schedule. But the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital regarding Trump’s program in Switzerland.

The World Economic Forum sign is seen on the convention center hosting the WEF annual meeting on its opening day in Davos, Switzerland, January 19, 2026. (Fabrice Cofrini/AFP via Getty Images)

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Trump had previously attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, twice during his first term, according to State Department records.

Trump is set to enter the forum amid heightened tensions between the United States and its European allies. After a group of NATO members sent troops to Greenland as part of Trump’s latest effort to acquire the island, Trump announced Saturday that those countries would be subject to 10 percent tariffs on all goods starting February 1.

That figure would rise to 25% in June, until a deal is reached for Trump to secure Greenland, according to Trump.

While the Danish territory claims to seek independence from Copenhagen, Denmark, and does not want to join the United States, Trump has regularly expressed a desire to acquire Greenland for the United States as Russian and Chinese presence increases in the Arctic since his first administration.

Residents of Greenland, the world’s largest island, have expressed concern over President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in seizing the territory. (Julia Wäschenbach/photo alliance/Getty Images)

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Trump has revived his rhetoric regarding Greenland in recent weeks, saying the region is essential for national security purposes, including the creation of a Golden Dome Projecta defense shield initiative for the United States similar to that which Israel itself protects.

Similarly, Trump said in text messages to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on Sunday that Norway said on Monday that he was not inclined to think only about peace, after the Norwegian Nobel Committee did not award him the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. The committee instead awarded the prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.

“Considering that your country has decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for stopping 8 MORE wars, I no longer feel an obligation to think only about peace, although it will always be predominant, but I can now think about what is good and appropriate for the United States of America,” Trump said in the text messages.

“Denmark can’t protect this land from Russia or China, and why do they have ‘property rights’ anyway? There’s no written record, it’s just that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we’ve had boats land there too,” Trump said.

Meanwhile, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland said in a joint statement on Sunday that the tariff threats “damage transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.”

Similarly, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Sunday that he and Trump had spoken over the weekend and would meet again in Switzerland.

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“We will continue to work on this and I look forward to seeing him in Davos later this week,” Rutte said in a social media post on Sunday.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a joint press conference with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic in Zagreb, Croatia, January 12, 2026. (Antonio Tronic/Reuters)

Meanwhile, Trump has refused to give up on his aspirations to acquire Greenland following his tariff threat and issued a stern new warning to Denmark.

“For 20 years, NATO has been telling Denmark that ‘you must remove the Russian threat from Greenland’. Unfortunately, Denmark has been unable to do anything about this. Now is the time, and it will be done!!!” ” Trump said in a social media post Sunday evening.

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Greenland has a wealth of natural resources, including oil and natural gas. At the same time, Russia and China have strengthened their presence in the region in recent years.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.